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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
7
Republican candidate Hon W W Wilson is praised as a clean cut American with proven leadership in Congress. The notice urges a vote next Wednesday for Ben Kleeman and Wilson to keep Calumet region interests safe in Springfield.
Chas Mulbahn advertises a ready supply of fine tomatoes rhubarb beets and grapes ready for canning with delivery to any part of Dolton or Riverdale. Telephone Dolton 991.
Federal quarantine will apply to five northeastern Illinois counties Lake McHenry Kane Du Page and Cook after October 1 1914. No cattle may be shipped for dairy or breeding without a tuberculin test certificate issued by a United States Department of Agriculture Animal Industry official. The move ends private veterinary inspection to curb fraud and protect livestock across states.
The Joliet Herald profiles Stephen M Cummins of Springfield a Republican lawyer from an old party family and cousin to US Senator A B Cummins of Iowa. At six years old he is described as clean capable and well equipped to represent Illinois in Congress. He seeks the party cross before his name in the September 8 1914 primaries with no crown of thorns or cross of gold.
The Blue Island Standard notes a drop in city water consumption after meters were installed. Engineer Hammond reports daily water use fell by one to two hundred thousand gallons, with pumpage at five to six hundred thousand gallons daily. The plant’s tank and reservoir remain well filled, occasionally allowing pump shutdowns.
A wry remark from the New Orleans Picayune notes that when a busy man cannot sit for an hour, it signals time for a vacation. The quip reflects the newspaper's light tone on work life and relaxation.
Francis M Keough seeks the Democratic nomination for Member of the Board of Assessors in Gook County. Born Lemont December 28, 1873. Notre Dame graduate in Civil Engineering and Chicago College of Law 1897. Practicing lawyer in Lemont for ten years with focus on valuation and taxation cases. Serving his sixth year as Mayor of Lemont, Illinois.
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